Douglas Carswell signed off a letter from condemning Ukip as a “one policy party” less than a month before he defected.

Giles Watling, the former Bread actor who is now standing for the Tories in Clacton, Essex, sent Mr Carswell a draft of a letter for approval which he was sending to the local paper.

The letter extolled Mr Carswell as a “strident Eurosceptic” and said that “a vote for Ukip will be a vote for Labour”. It said that Ukip’s attacks on the Tories were “madness” and that people should not be “fooled into voting Ukip”.

Mr Carswell replied in an email that the letter “reads very well” and that he would be “delighted” if Mr Watling sent it to the local newspaper.Less than a month later he defected to Ukip.

Details of the letter emerged ahead of the by-election in Clacton on Thursday, which the Conservatives are expected to lose.

However Mr Carswell said that “the significance is that I declined to sign a letter in my name attacking Ukip.

“I was decidedly cool towards the sentiments of the letter. My response was that of someone who clearly had doubts.”

The letter, which was subsequently published in a local newspaper, said: “The very idea that a UKIP candidate is standing against Douglas Carswell gives one the impression that this upstart party has no cogent thought of politics.

“They are a one policy party and yet they choose to attack a man who agrees on their one policy – madness!

“Since before UKIP was a glint in Nigel Farage ‘s eye Carswell has been a strident Eurosceptic – he would like to bring Britain out of Europe and has promised to hold David Cameron to his promise of an in/out referendum should the Conservatives form the next government.

“Don’t be fooled into voting for UKIP, they won’t and can’t deliver – a vote for UKIP will bring back Labour who put us in the mire in the first place, so the Conservative party must take UKIP seriously – no matter how difficult that might seem to be – for the sake of Britain!”

Mr Carswell replied: “That reads very well and I would be delighted if you were to send it to the press. Obviously, it is best coming from you – not me. Thanks so much and very well done.”

A Tory source said: “How can the public ever trust anything Mr Carswell says when he can’t be straight with people? This just shows Mr Carswell says one thing and does another.”

Some Conservatives are privately already conceding defeat in Clacton, where they expect to lose the seat to Mr Carswell by more than 6,000 votes.

If they fail to reduce Mr Carswell’s majority to 5,000, they are considering writing it off as a target seat in the 2015 General Election.

Ministers are instead likely to focus resources on the by-election in Rochester and Strood where Mark Reckless, another former Tory MP, has defected to Ukip.

Mr Reckless won the seat with a majority of less than 10,000 at the last election, and Cabinet ministers are confident that the Conservatives can win the seat and stem further defections.

By contrast Mr Carswell holds a majority of more than 12,000 and the former Tory MP is respected for his campaigning operation, which conservatives admit is “formidable”.

It seems no one Can Trust Nigel Farage & his Cult in Ukip? Especially if they may stand in the way of Farage’s absolute authority in HIS party, as Roger Lord has proved.

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Nigel Farage deselected me after years of friendship – who could trust him now?

Roger Lord pictured in County Hall

after his re-election to Essex County Council in 2013.

Then came the stab in the back from Nigel Farage!

I was the candidate for Ukip in Clacton until Douglas Carswell came calling. Farage has replaced democracy with a casting couch.Thursday 4 September 2014 16.41 BST
Ukip leader Nigel Farage (left) and Douglas Carswell MP. Photograph: Toby Melville/REUTERS

A man should keep his word. This simple phrase can be found in various formulations everywhere from the Bible to Alfred the Great’s first laws. It is the basis of common law and justice. Everyday life could not operate without the trust of strangers, even though we all know there are people we cannot trust or should at least be cautious of. Perhaps we all omit to look closely at people we consider friends. Suddenly you find that some petty jealousy, that may have been festering for years, spills out in an act of vengeance.

Initially confusion predominates; but your mind then rationalises the situation. A small phrase here or there, weeks ago, will come to mind, then others follow until a pile of evidence sits before you in your mind’s eye.

Then you have to come to terms with how stupid you have been not to notice, what a naive fool, so easily led and distracted. There is inevitably anger. But in my experience, anger and hatred cloud the mind and do not solve problems. I have seen people tear themselves to bits, ranting and raving. Far better to go for a long walk on the beach or in a wood; take a deep breath and gets things in perspective. Realise how lucky we all are in this country, just look at the news – every day almost – and you can be thankful for living in a wonderful place.

My solution to solving problems may seem very passive. A big impact was made on me by a very humble man, a Nepalese Sherpa, Dorje Khatri, recently killed on Everest along with many others.

After spending a month with him climbing, he became a strong influence on the way I approach problems in life. I wonder how he would have defined the concept of trust. I trusted him to tie a knot in a rope, at minus whatever degrees in temperature, at nearly 20,000 feet, ready to abseil 1,500 feet from a summit. He trusted me to ensure that the carabiners were clicked in, to secure him as well. If they are not, you can fall in a second. A simple handshake and a smile can seal a lifetime of friendship and trust.

In the past few days these concepts of trust and anger have been to the fore as I think about Nigel Farage after many years of friendship and support on my part. Hatred is not part of my nature, anger I admit is there. The loss of trust is irreplaceable. Can anyone really trust him? Would you really sign a treaty with this man? I have met people with whom I totally and passionately disagree, but there is a degree of trust because I know where they stand. What do I think of Farage? Well it now seems that he has replaced democracy with his casting couch. Apparently if you fit the bill he will slip you into the position of his choice. Now that Douglas Carswell is Nigel’s bitch, he will perpetually be picking up the political equivalent of prison soap. Trust me on that one.